DAVIS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
From 2002 Census of Agriculture
FARMS
Number of Farms 582
Land in Farms 65,857
Irrigated Land 21,275
Market value of agricultural products sold $30,387,000
Crops, including nursery and green house $26,470,000
Livestock and poultry $ 3,917,000
CROPS ACRES MARKET VALUE
Nursery/Greenhouse 412 $19,126,000
Vegetables 1,726 $ 4,070,000
Alfalfa 6,706 $ 1,727,000
Wheat 2,969 $ 962,000
Corn 2,241 $ 786,000
Barley 395 $ 145,000
Orchard
173 $ 221,000
Major Vegetable Crops/Acreage
Crop Acres
1 Sweet Corn 491
2 Onions 694
3 Pumpkins 164
4 Squash 29
5 Watermelon 51
LIVESTOCK NUMBERS SALES
Cattle and Calves 7,747 N/A
Horses 2,608 $381,000
Sheep and Lambs 1.035 $ 74,000
SUMMARY
Among Utah counties, Davis County ranks second in vegetable production and also second in nursery and greenhouse crops.
Davis County is fourth in fruit production. Based on total agricultural
cash receipts, Davis County is ninth in the state.
Shawn Olsen
USU Extension Agent